Barbara Herbert
@barbaraherbert.bsky.social
Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK Wales Convenor for: https://www.facebook.com/groups/covidfamiliesforjusticeuk
and CBFFJ UK Campaigner.
My husband Paul died from Nosocomial (hospital acquired) Covid-19 in April 2020. Paul didn't have a chance!
and CBFFJ UK Campaigner.
My husband Paul died from Nosocomial (hospital acquired) Covid-19 in April 2020. Paul didn't have a chance!
Reposted by Barbara Herbert
Brilliant reporting from David Conn has raised more questions about how much we still don't know.
Many of our family members died because they didn't have access to PPE.
That was the direct result of the corruption facilitated by VIP-Lane.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Many of our family members died because they didn't have access to PPE.
That was the direct result of the corruption facilitated by VIP-Lane.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Revealed: the billion-pound PPE contractor with a Tory MP on site
Special report: Uniserve was paid £1.4bn for Covid contracts that included supply of £178.5m in never-used equipment
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Brilliant reporting from David Conn has raised more questions about how much we still don't know.
Many of our family members died because they didn't have access to PPE.
That was the direct result of the corruption facilitated by VIP-Lane.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Many of our family members died because they didn't have access to PPE.
That was the direct result of the corruption facilitated by VIP-Lane.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Reposted by Barbara Herbert
If you want to understand the arrogance behind this system, it is worth watching Lord Agnew’s previous evidence to the Covid Inquiry.
"It is such bollocks".
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"It is such bollocks".
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November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
If you want to understand the arrogance behind this system, it is worth watching Lord Agnew’s previous evidence to the Covid Inquiry.
"It is such bollocks".
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"It is such bollocks".
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Reposted by Barbara Herbert
So much more remains to be exposed.
David Conn's investigation shows how the VIP lane, political links and pressure from suppliers shaped vast contracts.
The government must recover every pound and those who profiteered during the pandemic must be held to account.
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David Conn's investigation shows how the VIP lane, political links and pressure from suppliers shaped vast contracts.
The government must recover every pound and those who profiteered during the pandemic must be held to account.
6/7
November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
So much more remains to be exposed.
David Conn's investigation shows how the VIP lane, political links and pressure from suppliers shaped vast contracts.
The government must recover every pound and those who profiteered during the pandemic must be held to account.
6/7
David Conn's investigation shows how the VIP lane, political links and pressure from suppliers shaped vast contracts.
The government must recover every pound and those who profiteered during the pandemic must be held to account.
6/7
Reposted by Barbara Herbert
In the PPE Medpro court case, Mrs Justice Cockerill found Uniserve should have inspected Medpro’s gowns in China and said there was a “degree of doubt” inspections happened.
Uniserve disputes this, but £122m was still paid for gowns later ruled unusable.
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Uniserve disputes this, but £122m was still paid for gowns later ruled unusable.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
In the PPE Medpro court case, Mrs Justice Cockerill found Uniserve should have inspected Medpro’s gowns in China and said there was a “degree of doubt” inspections happened.
Uniserve disputes this, but £122m was still paid for gowns later ruled unusable.
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Uniserve disputes this, but £122m was still paid for gowns later ruled unusable.
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Uniserve’s founder, Iain Liddell, is also landlord to local Tory MP Julia Lopez, whose constituency office is on the company’s site.
Both deny she played any role in winning the contracts, but the connection raises serious questions about access and influence.
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Both deny she played any role in winning the contracts, but the connection raises serious questions about access and influence.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Uniserve’s founder, Iain Liddell, is also landlord to local Tory MP Julia Lopez, whose constituency office is on the company’s site.
Both deny she played any role in winning the contracts, but the connection raises serious questions about access and influence.
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Both deny she played any role in winning the contracts, but the connection raises serious questions about access and influence.
4/7
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The Conservative peer Lord Theodore Agnew was recorded as the VIP link who introduced Uniserve into the high priority lane for PPE offers.
Yet when he gave evidence to the Covid Inquiry, he said he “didn’t even know what Uniserve is”.
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Yet when he gave evidence to the Covid Inquiry, he said he “didn’t even know what Uniserve is”.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The Conservative peer Lord Theodore Agnew was recorded as the VIP link who introduced Uniserve into the high priority lane for PPE offers.
Yet when he gave evidence to the Covid Inquiry, he said he “didn’t even know what Uniserve is”.
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Yet when he gave evidence to the Covid Inquiry, he said he “didn’t even know what Uniserve is”.
3/7
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Uniserve, a logistics firm based in Upminster, was first hired to fly PPE and medical supplies from China, then awarded seven VIP lane PPE contracts worth £304m, taking its total Covid deals with DHSC to £1.4bn.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Uniserve, a logistics firm based in Upminster, was first hired to fly PPE and medical supplies from China, then awarded seven VIP lane PPE contracts worth £304m, taking its total Covid deals with DHSC to £1.4bn.
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Baroness Mone and her husband live in an offshore tax haven and have reportedly benefited from £65m in profits from the sale of unusable PPE during the pandemic.
Yet Mone still sits in the Lords and holds an OBE.
Let's change that. Sign our petition: c.org/dyYH6hnydD
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Yet Mone still sits in the Lords and holds an OBE.
Let's change that. Sign our petition: c.org/dyYH6hnydD
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Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Strip Michelle Mone of her peerage
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November 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Baroness Mone and her husband live in an offshore tax haven and have reportedly benefited from £65m in profits from the sale of unusable PPE during the pandemic.
Yet Mone still sits in the Lords and holds an OBE.
Let's change that. Sign our petition: c.org/dyYH6hnydD
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Yet Mone still sits in the Lords and holds an OBE.
Let's change that. Sign our petition: c.org/dyYH6hnydD
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Reposted by Barbara Herbert
This morning, Covid Justice member Naomi Fulop went on LBC to explain why the Inquiry has been so critical and why we are campaigning for the Hillsborough Law.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
This morning, Covid Justice member Naomi Fulop went on LBC to explain why the Inquiry has been so critical and why we are campaigning for the Hillsborough Law.
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This Inquiry is far from perfect.
But if Farage actually cared about the quality of public inquiries, he would back the Hillsborough Law, which soon faces its first test in Parliament.
It creates a duty to assist, making inquiries fairer, faster and more efficient.
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But if Farage actually cared about the quality of public inquiries, he would back the Hillsborough Law, which soon faces its first test in Parliament.
It creates a duty to assist, making inquiries fairer, faster and more efficient.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:32 AM
This Inquiry is far from perfect.
But if Farage actually cared about the quality of public inquiries, he would back the Hillsborough Law, which soon faces its first test in Parliament.
It creates a duty to assist, making inquiries fairer, faster and more efficient.
3/4
But if Farage actually cared about the quality of public inquiries, he would back the Hillsborough Law, which soon faces its first test in Parliament.
It creates a duty to assist, making inquiries fairer, faster and more efficient.
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There is a reason that establishment figures like Nigel Farage don't like public inquiries.
They shine a light on the establishment and give ordinary people, like us, the chance to hold powerful people to account.
They believe they are above that.
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They shine a light on the establishment and give ordinary people, like us, the chance to hold powerful people to account.
They believe they are above that.
2/4
October 28, 2025 at 10:32 AM
There is a reason that establishment figures like Nigel Farage don't like public inquiries.
They shine a light on the establishment and give ordinary people, like us, the chance to hold powerful people to account.
They believe they are above that.
2/4
They shine a light on the establishment and give ordinary people, like us, the chance to hold powerful people to account.
They believe they are above that.
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